This Saturday, get ready to step into a galaxy far, far away. Star Wars fans everywhere will be celebrating “May the Fourth,” also known as Star Wars Day. The Gateway, Urban Arts Gallery and the Clark Planetarium are teaming up for an out-of-this-world celebration. Jonathan Trujillo King, who works in special events with the Utah Arts Alliance, said visitors will find Battle Bots with the Utah Combat Robotics and plenty of Star Wars-themed treats, such as blue milk, wookie cookies and Mandalorian mandarins. Read Article ..read more

Utah Arts Alliance welcomes the Draper rock snake to our collection of artwork. What started as an art piece made by a Draper family, Rockwell the rock snake has outgrown his original home near the Porter Rockwell Trail and will soon live at the Art Castle. Rockwell has grown to be a community art project with painted rocks being added to by those who’ve seen him. UAA is excited to take care of the snake and find new ways for the community to enjoy him and the creativity he represents. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60zHPpI0zrc Read More ..read more

Tiny Porch celebrates our 4th Anniversary. Its a voluntary Pot Luck (the food is always off the hook) and a $25 ticket to pay for the venue and the bands. We are extremely excited as the last two years have sold out so get your tickets now. We are super excited to welcome two new artists to the Tiny Porch family, The J-Rad Cooley Band and The Alpines both are amazing acts. Tell all your friends and plan on a special night ..read more

Once a popular staple of entertainment, the Parlor Act is now a rare experience. Step right up and witness the incredible magician Elias Caress, the master of legerdemain! Join us the first Wednesday of the month for an evening of mystery and wonder as Elias Caress takes the stage to perform mind-bending feats of magic and sleight of hand. Prepare to be amazed as objects disappear and reappear before your very eyes, and gasp in awe as Elias Caress performs comedy and small illusions that defy explanation. This is an event you won’t want to miss, so bring your family and friends for a night of ..read more

Alliance Theater and Events, and Alliance Theater’s Sister Dottie S. Dixon Blackbox Theater have been host to some amazing events! The very nature of the Alliance Theater spaces makes them perfect for almost anything you can imagine. We’ve had proms, quinceaneras, weddings, celebrations of life. We’ve had banquets, business retreats, board meetings and press conferences. We’ve had burlesque shows, puppet shows, circuses, night club nights, galas, comedy nights, concerts, recitals, movie nights, fund raisers, art shows, experimental and traditional theater, musicals and beer gardens. With virtu ..read more

What’s coming up at Alliance Theater? Mad King Productions‘ second week of their critically-acclaimed Drunk Shakespeare edition of Taming of the Shrew! Join us for this wild ride that Gephardt Daily calls “bawdy, raucous, and side-splittingly funny” through the bawdier side of Shakespeare! All the naughty jokes modern audiences overlook are on full display as the cast struts and frets on this stage — often pausing to shotgun a beer bought for them by the audience’s donations. Chaos predictably ensues. Comedy Church returns this Pride Month with an all LGBTQ show! Whether you’re ex-churchy or ..read more

Announcing, the new 50-seat Sister Dottie S. Dixon Blackbox Theater! This versatile space has been home to our weekly open mic, a parlor magic show, and some experimental theater! We have everything from Shakespeare to cocktail parties to corporate retreats scheduled in the coming months. Economical, modular, and now available! Please contact us with inquiries ..read more

Daisy Blake has reviewed ThreePenny Theatre Company‘s A Shayna Maidel at Gephart Daily. You can see A Shayna Maidel this weekend at Alliance Theater, Friday May 26th (7:30pm) and Saturday May 27th, Matinee (2:30pm) and evening (7:30pm). Review: ThreePenny Theatre’s ‘A Shayna Maidel’ a timely, powerful, must-see drama SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 23, 2023 (Gephardt Daily) — One thing I really do love about the Salt Lake theater scene is its passion. It’s wonderful to see excellent shows by established theater companies, and it’s also really great to discover a new company you are excited about ..read more

Check out this lovely article about SLC Capoeira in KSL! How capoeira is changing lives, building community in SLC “I try to use capoeira as a tool to bring love into people’s hearts, and that’s my goal here in Salt Lake City,” he said. “I don’t feel that I’m teaching, like this if my job, or this and that — I feel like this is my mission, bringing love to people’s lives.” — Mestre Jamaika ..read more

Comedy Church is hosted by Greg Kyte and Adam Broud. Both of them used to be insanely religious people but are now faithless and destined to burn in hell. In the long term, it’s kind of a bummer. But in the short term, it makes for a pretty good comedy show. Each Comedy Church show features new comedians as well as religious topics. Comedy Church takes an agnostic stance towards faith. Although Adam and Greg are atheists, they’re not the a-hole type. For instance, interviews focus on comedically learning about guests’ experiences rather than trying to find “gotcha” moments regarding religion ..read more